RIFLE SHOOTING
MASTERTON-OPAKI CLUB.
H. K. SMITH WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
The second series of the MastertonOpaki Defence Rifle Club’s shoots was fired during the weekend. H. K. Smith, with the consistent score of 47.2 average for each range, was the winner, with C. Pickering, with an average of 47, only two points behind. D. P. Donald was again brilliant, registering a double possible, one at 300 yards and one at 500 yards, but failed at the 900 vards range, registering a 43, against H. K. Smith's 47 and finishing one point behind C. Pickering for third place. R. A. Wilton won the handicap championship with the substantial margin of six points. This shooter also won the long range aggregate, as i well as the Hood Memorial Cup. The short range aggregate was won by H. K. Smith, after a shoot off with D. P. Donald.
The Menton Rose Bowl for the best score over all ranges during the season with the championship points added, was won by D. P. Donald, with H. K. Smith second. The Kummer Cup for tne highest number of consecutive bulls was won by the president, H. 11. Mawley, with 14 consecutive bulls. The weather was fine but dull with a strong left rear wind. Results of the second field day are, the totals given being the aggregate of the first and second field days:
On Saturday next, March 16, the Service shoot will take place and this shoot will decide the winners of the Wrigley Memorial Bowl, Maunsell Cup and Smith Tankard.
CHAMPIONSHIP. 300 500 600 800 900 Tl. H. K. Smith .... 48 48 47 48 47 472 C. M. Pickering 45 48 49 47 46 470 D. P. Donald 50 47 45 50 43 469 J. W. Curtin 44 47 47 46 45 464 R. A. Wilton 47 48 40 46 45 459 H. King 49 48 45 44 44 457 B. R. Jenkins 47 48 45 45 46 452 V. E. Donald 47 45 42 48 46 448 <1. Bouzaid .... 47 48 47 46 48 447 H. 11. Mawley ' 45 46 46 49 41 447 J. Whiteman 45 47 47 42 45 447 W. N. Kummer 47 47 46 49 44 444 T. Oakly 43 46 45 48 43 444 I. Sutherland 45 49 46 48 47 443 D. E. Richards 42 43 40 47 45 432 P. Russell 40 48 42 47 40 428 R. J. King .... 45 44 44 46 37 427 R. V. Mason 46 46 42 46 42 422 HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP. 300 500 600 800 900 Tl. R. A. Wilton 47 48 41 47 47 467 B. R. Jenkins 47 48 46 46 47 461 T. Oakly 45 47 47 48 46 459 J. Whiteman 46 48 47 43 47 458 J. Bouzaid .... 47 48 47 47 48 454 I. Sutherland 46 49 47 48 47 454 P. Russell .... 47 48 44 48 44 449 D. E. Richards 44 44 42 48 47 447 R. V. Mason 47 47 44 47 44 436
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 March 1940, Page 9
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